J. R. R. Tolkien — The Two Towers and the Return of the King

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1971. Cloth. The final two books in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy; each volume with a fantastic coloured, folding map. The final two volumes in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  The second edition, sixth impression of this wonderful fantasy work. In the publisher's unclipped dust wrappers.  Illustrated with a folding map to the rear of each volume. Collated, complete. Set in Middle Earth, J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy work began as a sequel to his 1937 children's book The Hobbit, and went on to become one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.  This set comprised of books II and III, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, wanting the first, The Fellowship of the Ring. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, in excellent condition. Very slight fading to cloth at upper spine and board extremities. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Prize bookplate and bookseller stamp to front paste down of Return of the King. Dust wrappers in excellent condition. Publisher's price label to lower front fly leaves. Only minor edgewear. Handling marks to rear wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.